The Geelong Football Club captain earned selection in the Team of the Year for the fourth time.

Selwood was named in an onball division with Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands and Gold Coast skipper and dual Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett.

Drafted by the Cats from the Bendigo Pioneers, Selwood has gone on to be a triple premiership player for the club.

The gun onballer previously played for Sandhurst before kicking on to the big league.

Gary Ablett’s record eighth-straight AFL All-Australian selection will intensify speculation about whether he can earn the rare honour of becoming a triple Brownlow Medallist.

The Gold Coast captain is in the 22-man honorary line-up despite playing only 15 games, thanks to his season-ending shoulder injury in round 16.

The star onballer was last night named as the All-Australian rover and is the first player to make the team in eight-straight seasons.

“Gary Ablett is the greatest player in the game and arguably the greatest we’ve ever seen,” said All-Australian selector Kevin Bartlett.

Ablett was a unanimous choice by the nine selectors.

Ablett joined his father Gary Snr and four other players who have eight total selections, while five have nine.

Ablett was a strong favourite for next Monday night’s Brownlow count before his injury.

Players such as Geelong skipper Joel Selwood, who also captains the All-Australian team for the second-straight year, have firmed considerably in betting.

The team features 13 players making their first appearance in the All-Australian 22, the third-most in a year since annual teams were named separate to national carnivals.

There were 15 first timers in 2012 and 14 in 1982.

2014 All Australian team:

B: Cale Hooker (Ess) Daniel Talia (Adel) Nick Smith (Syd).

HB: Nick Malceski (Syd) Alex Rance (Rich) Brodie Smith (Adel).

C: Nathan Fyfe (Fre) Josh Kennedy (Syd) Dyson Heppell (Ess).

HF: Robbie Gray (PA) Nick Riewoldt (StK, vice-captain) Luke Breust (Haw).

F: Hayden Ballantyne (Fre) Lance Franklin (Syd) Jarryd Roughead (Haw).

R: Aaron Sandilands (Fre) Joel Selwood (Geel) Gary Ablett (GC).

Inter: Travis Boak (PA) Jordan Lewis (Haw) Scott Pendlebury (Coll) Tom Rockliff (Bris).